Comparative Human Development

Researchers use AI and behavior to pinpoint when children begin productive language A young child plays with letter blocks while an adult watches on.

Researchers use AI and behavior to pinpoint when children begin productive language

New book explores emergence of touch-based language in DeafBlind communities A women's hands painted with blue nail polish hold onto a man's signing hand.

New book explores emergence of touch-based language in DeafBlind communities

UChicago scholar premieres documentary on racial health disparities Illustration from “The Fight for Black Lives”

UChicago scholar premieres documentary on racial health disparities

R. Darrell Bock, influential scholar of educational metrics, 1927–2021 R. Darrell Bock

R. Darrell Bock, influential scholar of educational metrics, 1927–2021

Why scary movies are helping some people cope with the pandemic Hands reaching out of TV while a man watches a horror movie

Why scary movies are helping some people cope with the pandemic

A new math intervention helps narrow achievement gap among preschoolers Preschool children learning math at table with teacher

A new math intervention helps narrow achievement gap among preschoolers

Richard P. Taub, esteemed sociologist who studied Chicago neighborhoods, 1937–2020 Prof. Emeritus Richard Taub

Richard P. Taub, esteemed sociologist who studied Chicago neighborhoods, 1937–2020

A deaf child gained hearing—then lost it. Was there a better way to help? Child alone at window

A deaf child gained hearing—then lost it. Was there a better way to help?

What nearly all languages have in common—whether you speak or sign Reciprocal gesture

What nearly all languages have in common—whether you speak or sign

Community matters in suicide prevention, study finds

Community matters in suicide prevention, study finds